HIST 202 Week 11 Mahatma Gandhi on Colonialism Discussion Essay Here are the articles relevant to the discussion: Jawaharlal Nehru, “Toward Freedom” (1947
HIST 202 Week 11 Mahatma Gandhi on Colonialism Discussion Essay Here are the articles relevant to the discussion:
Jawaharlal Nehru, “Toward Freedom” (1947) – Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister after independence (1947) , was the creator of such terms as “neutralism”, “Third World”, and “non-alignment”.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, “Call for Pakistan” – Address by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah at Lahore Session of Muslim League, March, 1940, in which he defends the concept of a separate Muslim country called Pakistan.
Nelson Mandela, “March for Freedom” (1990) – Rally address Mandela delivered following his release from Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, South Africa on 11 February 1990. Although Mandela spent over twenty years in prison, he remained the leading figure in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
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Here is the instructions on the discussion essay:
Jawaharlal Nehru argued in favor of an independent India, united by a greater sense of Indian nationalism. However, Muhammad Ali Jinnah supported a separation of India into two countries, one Hindu (India) and another Muslim (Pakistan). What reasons did Jinnah offer in favor of separation? In your opinion, what are the benefits and dangers of separating people based on religious differences (or any other difference for that matter)? Your response should be a minimum of three paragraphs.
